Tasing Great-Granny

-When I think of great-grandparents, I think of an old person telling stories while sitting on the porch, whittling. Great-grandparents should be there to give you sage advice they have gained through their many life experiences. I would imagine that this great-grandmother has a new piece of life advice to pass along to future generations: don't dare a cop to tase you, cause he will.

Frankly, it's about time that someone called old people on trying to get away with stuff just because they're old. On the tape you can hear her ask the cop, as he tried to move her away from traffic, "You going to shove a 72 year-old woman?" Having worked in customer service, I've found being a bitch is ageless. I also love that she denied all this happened, called the cop a liar, but hasn't commented since they released the tape which contradicts every thing she has said. Damn technology and its dashboard cameras. You know, back in my day this was orange groves as far as the eye could see...

-I don't get the hoopla surrounding last night's MLB draft. I understand that they're trying to cash in like NFL and NBA, but its just not the same. Football and basketball players are going to come in and play within a year, two tops. Baseball players are going to bounce around the minor leagues for at least two seasons (unless they're a special talent), while some may never make it to the big leagues at all. In football you can judge within two years whether a guy can play; basketball you'll have an idea by the end of year one. Baseball it can take closer to 5.

Also, I don't know why baseball executives would want this to be televised. They used to fail quietly and privately. With so many of these guys whiffing on pick after pick (honestly, the last first-pick pitcher to make an All-Star team was Andy Benes in 1993. And that was a year he went 15-15 - clearly they just needed someone to represent the Padres), why not keep this process in a back room that no one needs to see? That way, when you fail no one remembers and if you manage to steal a great player by accident they you can tout your one hit like it happens all the time.